Coastal Mitigation Associates
949-812-4684
also known as: Shekinah, Inc.
operating as Costal Asset Management Group
and Worldwide Recoveries, LLC
Empire Recovery and
The Law Offices of Luis E. Vasquez
Luis Esteban Vasquez, Attorney, CA Bar# 162798
1820 E. Garry Ave, Ste, 107
Santa Ana, CA 92705
305-460-3375
714-380-5861
Aka/ Capital Recovery Services Group
7755 Center Avenue, Suite 1000
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Phone: (866) 257-4044
714-380-5871 866-897-9080
Phone: (714) 475-5460
951-479-9603 (Cornona)
Fax: (714) 475-5471
Web Address: www.shekinahinc.com
Head Debt Collectors:
James Arley Trent, Owner
Devin Molina, CEO (bro in law)
Cecilia Trent, wife
Dana Koprowski,
David Vasquez, VP ((bro in law)
David Brown aka David Noble
Joe Dorsey
Dan Durbin aka/ Daniel Schieletor!
The term Shekinah is supposed to mean “Glory of God” These future inmates of the CA Prison System have given it a totally new meaning; THIEVES, LIARS & CONMEN! Never before has a group of thugs burst onto the debt collection scene with the force and sheer brutality used by those at Shekinah, Inc. of Huntington Beach, CA. This group had us wondering if there had been a California prison break as their utterly out of hand, overly aggressive behavior seemed to indicate desperation on a scale we had not yet encountered.
There is a term used by debt collectors called "Gagging." It is the practice of calling up a debtors credit card company or bank and pretending to be that person in order to get location information, such as home and work phone numbers. This is a highly illegal practice in every state. There are some pros at Shekinah who use it to gain such information, then steal money from unwary consumers.
Another reason why you NEVER divulge banking or credit card information to these thieves.
These are DANGEROUS people because they are under incredible pressure, appear to have drug and drinking problems, cannot get hired anywhere else and owner Jim Trent needs money, lots and lots of money, so he not only condones, but teaches his ‘CONSULTANTS’ (that’s how he skirts CA employment laws) on how to make a living as an extortionist.
We have learned that Trent encourages his employees to invest their own money into the portfolios that are purchased by Shekinah. Several went as far as heavily mortgaging their own homes to invest in this venture.
Nothing lingers like the smell of regret.
Shekinah buys as much junk paper as they can, usually with other people's money. They then turn around and resell as much as possible. The paper that hits the collection floor is generally a product or portfolio that they are incapable of selling to another company. This may prove to add more pressure on the collectors, as it is very hard to make a living on this (junk) paper that they are working. In addition, it seems as though desperate times have lead Shekinah to desperate measures. We learned that out of over 40 collectors, only three were able to meet the company’s production goals last month. As the production numbers continue to decline, the aggressiveness of its collection efforts will only increase. This may lead to increased drug and alcohol use, which extends into more extortion on the telephone to unsuspecting consumers.
When the reputation sours and the money stops, or the judgments pile up, dissolve, put on a new name and start over. Coastal Mitigation Associates. Costal Asset Management Group? Worldwide Recoveries.
Empire Recovery?
So here is the final analysis if you ever get involved with these collectors: You may not legally owe the debt. They are likely collecting it illegally with no license or bond. They harass, lie and extort monies by phone. You may be dealing with a desperate con-man/woman with a drug and alcohol problem.
This guy Ed Price is a real jerk. He has taken rude to the next level, for sure. He is sure full of himself. What a day he will have, when he realizes its not all about him. He seems sure he is perfect,while the rest of us are just here.Sorry Ed Price.
Ed Price called my son at work with a threat of taking his car and his money. I( Mother) called and he was so rude I called him a "DICK"
Then I had another "Dick" called me back a few min. later and I do belive he was worse.
The triple-B has since demoted this fraud shop to an 'F' rating. One of its listed aliases is Premium Asset Services, LLC. Their reported aliases are:
PAS / PAS Legal Services / Worldwide Recovery, LLC / World Wide Locating Services
Premium Asset is a debt buyer said to be composed of much the same gang of thugs once known as Worldwide Asset Recoveries LLC, itself formerly known as Shekinah. A term meaning "glory of god", Shekinah became notorious almost a decade ago for the worst kind of lies and abuses in pursuit of profit from meagerly valued and often uncollectable junk debt. The DBA names change, the illegal threats do not.
Alfalfa had reproduced the Bud Hibbs entry on Shekinah in June 2009, a comment I link here because all the Hibbs consumer protection websites died with the man.
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-714-380-5876#p37602765740522151
Newer intel on PAS continues to trickle into the blog page of an Alabama attorney.
http://www.judsonecrump.com/who-is-calling-me ... asset-services/
For the past two months I have been repeated harassed by a debt collection company, Premium Receivables. They call using different telephone numbers but all messages reference 714-922-9484. They have called my office and left messages with my manager. They call the receptionist repeatedly and will then try random extentions to leave messages. I asked them several times to stop calling and they will not. This past Friday, they contacted my ex-husband (divorced since 2000 - 14 years ago) and left a message with him for me. Today I get a call from my payroll department stating that someone by the name of Ed Price has contacted them and wants to know if I have any garnishments. This is the last and final straw with these guys.